Kiwis could get quicker access to new and expensive medicines - and the Govt's bill could go up - under a free trade deal with the US.

Catherine Masters looks at organ transplants from dual perspectives; that of a donor and that of a recipient.

There are about 500 people waiting for a kidney transplant in NZ as some Kiwis use the internet to buy organs from third world countries.

Demand for the influenza vaccine has been so high that some medical practices have been left without supplies.